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Racial Collection (page 11)

Background imageRacial Collection: Potter working at a wheel, Copenhagen, Denmark

Potter working at a wheel, Copenhagen, Denmark
Potter working at a wheel, Royal Porcelain Works, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Five little girls in traditional dress, Denmark

Five little girls in traditional dress, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Members of the Royal Ballet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Members of the Royal Ballet, Copenhagen, Denmark, practising their steps with piano accompaniment. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Young women university graduates, Copenhagen, Denmark

Young women university graduates, Copenhagen, Denmark
Young women university graduates linking arms in a street, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Boys jumping for herrings, Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland)

Boys jumping for herrings, Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland)
Boys on ice skates, jumping for herrings in the city of Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Young women in traditional dress, Stromo Island, Denmark

Young women in traditional dress, Stromo Island, Denmark
Three young women in traditional dress, Stromo (Streymoy) Island (largest of the Faroe Islands), Denmark, standing by the memorial stone of Niels Finsen (1860-1904)

Background imageRacial Collection: Man with avocados, Santa Marta, Colombia, South America

Man with avocados, Santa Marta, Colombia, South America
Man with avocados for sale, Santa Marta, Colombia, South America. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Crab stall in Peking (Beijing), China, East Asia

Crab stall in Peking (Beijing), China, East Asia
People at a crab stall in Peking (Beijing), China, East Asia, with some haggling over the price. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Bazaar in Peking (Beijing), China, East Asia

Bazaar in Peking (Beijing), China, East Asia, with masks on display. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Four schoolgirls of Changsha with books, China, East Asia

Four schoolgirls of Changsha with books, China, East Asia
Four orphan schoolgirls of Changsha with their books, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Three girls of Jiangsu, China, East Asia

Three girls of Jiangsu, China, East Asia
Three girls of Jiangsu (Kiangsu), China, East Asia, taking tea in a garden in white tunics and trousers. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Man relaxing and smoking his pipe, China, East Asia

Man relaxing and smoking his pipe, China, East Asia
Man relaxing and smoking his pipe, with a pot of tea at his side, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Grandmother holding her grandson, China, East Asia

Grandmother holding her grandson, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Buddhist priest holding joss sticks, China, East Asia

Buddhist priest holding joss sticks, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest holding burning joss sticks as incense for the gods, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Elderly man reading at a table, Shanghai, China, East Asia

Elderly man reading at a table, Shanghai, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Itinerant tinker with pots and pans, China, East Asia

Itinerant tinker with pots and pans, China, East Asia
Itinerant tinker in a street with pots, pans and kettles to mend, together with his portable stove and tools, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Street vendor selling artificial flowers, China, East Asia

Street vendor selling artificial flowers, China, East Asia
Street vendor selling artificial flowers hand-carved from vegetables, China, East Asia, with a crowd of people around him. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Young woman weaving on a loom, China, East Asia

Young woman weaving on a loom, China, East Asia
Young woman weaving cloth on a large loom, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Male actor playing female role, China, East Asia

Male actor playing female role, China, East Asia
Male actor playing a female role, wearing a colourful costume, China, East Asia -- all female roles were played by men. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Man working in a field of white poppies, China, East Asia

Man working in a field of white poppies, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Man carrying imitation paper money, China, East Asia

Man carrying imitation paper money, China, East Asia -- the custom was to burn the money over the grave of someone who had died, to supply their spirit with money in their new existence. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Man carrying coins round his neck, China, East Asia

Man carrying coins round his neck, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Young doctor and his assistant, China, East Asia

Young doctor and his assistant, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Street pharmacist with tray of drugs, China, East Asia

Street pharmacist with tray of drugs, China, East Asia
Street pharmacist with his tray of drugs, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Young women of Yunnan, south west China, East Asia

Young women of Yunnan, south west China, East Asia
Young ethnic women of Yunnan in striped coats, south west China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Gambling for sweets at roulette wheel, China, East Asia

Gambling for sweets at roulette wheel, China, East Asia
Children gambling for sweets at a roulette wheel in the street, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Smiling fisherman, Zhoushan Island, China, East Asia

Smiling fisherman, Zhoushan Island, China, East Asia
Smiling fisherman of Zhoushan Island, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Women playing dominoes, China, East Asia

Women playing dominoes, China, East Asia -- there are several different types of game, some involving the use of dice. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Schoolchildren listening to recording, China, East Asia

Schoolchildren listening to recording, China, East Asia
Schoolchildren listening to a recording on a gramophone, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Men playing chess, China, East Asia

Men playing chess, China, East Asia -- the pieces represent the general, pairs of secretaries, elephants, horses, chariots, cannon, and soldiers. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Consulting the street fortune teller, China, East Asia

Consulting the street fortune teller, China, East Asia
People consulting the street fortune teller at his table, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Little child with cow, Ningbo, China, East Asia

Little child with cow, Ningbo, China, East Asia
Little child in charge of a cow, Ningpo (Ningbo), Zhejiang province, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Long rifle captured from Nosu, China, East Asia

Long rifle captured from Nosu, China, East Asia
Two men with a long rifle captured from the Nosu (Nuosu) in south-western China, East Asia. Due to its size it requires two people to fire it. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Nosu girls with large hairstyles, China, East Asia

Nosu girls with large hairstyles, China, East Asia
Nosu (Nuosu) girls with large hairstyles created by combining their own hair with wool, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Family meal with chopsticks, China, East Asia

Family meal with chopsticks, China, East Asia
Family meal with bowls and chopsticks, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Man on his fishing boat, China, East Asia

Man on his fishing boat, China, East Asia
Man at the tiller of his fishing boat, smoking a long pipe, China. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Boys and girls in a missionary school, China, East Asia

Boys and girls in a missionary school, China, East Asia
Boys and girls in a Baptist missionary school, China, East Asia, with teachers at the back. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Men pulling a boat through rapids, China, East Asia

Men pulling a boat through rapids, China, East Asia
Men pulling a boat by ropes through rapids on the Yangtze River, China. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Buddhist priest striking a temple bell, China, East Asia

Buddhist priest striking a temple bell, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest striking a temple bell in an attitude of prayer, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Buddhist priest of Lin Yin, China, East Asia

Buddhist priest of Lin Yin, China, East Asia
Buddhist priest of Lin Yin (probably the Lingyin Temple, near Hangzhou), China. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Araucanian women, southern Chile, South America

Araucanian women, southern Chile, South America
Araucanian women of southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people

Background imageRacial Collection: Araucanian woman weaving, Chile, South America

Araucanian woman weaving, Chile, South America
An Araucanian woman weaving cloth used to make ponchos, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Two Araucanian women weaving, Chile, South America

Two Araucanian women weaving, Chile, South America
Two Araucanian women weaving guanaco wool, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche) people. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Four young men on mules, Chile, South America

Four young men on mules, Chile, South America. They are playing the sport of topeadura, which involves pressing sideways against each other until one side gives way

Background imageRacial Collection: Two men and a horse, Chile, South America

Two men and a horse, Chile, South America. They are both wearing ponchos, and the man on horseback is holding a very large glass. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Araucanian chief on horseback, Chile, South America

Araucanian chief on horseback, Chile, South America
Araucanian chief on horseback wearing a poncho and a hat, and carrying a spear, southern Chile, South America. Araucania (Araucana) is an indigenous area of Chile inhabited by the Moluche (Mapuche)

Background imageRacial Collection: Street scene with dancers, Chile, South America

Street scene with dancers, Chile, South America -- they are dancing the national Cueca, performed with hand-clapping, handkerchief waving and musical accompaniment. Date: 1922

Background imageRacial Collection: Street scene in Santiago, Chile, South America

Street scene in Santiago, Chile, South America
Street scene in the city of Santiago, Chile, South America -- the man is buying mote, a kind of popcorn covered in syrup, from street vendors. Date: 1922



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